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Object Number
86-51-10/81005
Display Title
Oyster shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
16 oyster shells and shell fragments
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Maine
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Lincoln County
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<City>
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Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite
Section 6-44
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 21.1 × 7.6 × 2.5 cm (8 5/16 × 3 × 1 in.)
Quantity
16
Label on object
81005
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82-62-10/29269 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 35-75-10/5332 | Small oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
| |
| 35-75-10/5333 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
| |
| 86-51-10/80753.1 | Oyster shell attached to pebble, shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
|
| 86-51-10/80753 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 999-22-10/86452 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
| 974-36-10/52380 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 992-9-10/103536 | Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 980-3-10/104569 | Shell fragments, including some oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Wadsworth Gate
| |
| 987-22-10/105748 | Shell fragments, likely oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
|
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for 7 halves of oyster shells; 4 oyster shell fragments; 3 quahog shell fragments
| 977-54-10/57890 | 7 halves of oyster shells; 4 oyster shell fragments; 3 quahog shell fragments |
Mattapoisett Phase II
| ||
| 2011.8.11 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|